[Henry Hnyellar]

Yep. 2012 numbers

MLS

19 teams
Average attendance: 19,000
Total Attendance: 6,000,000

Baseball
30 teams
Average attendance: 31,000
Total Attendance: 74,000,000
And the numbers are increasing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_attendance_records#mediaviewer/File:MLB_Attendance.png

Only ONE team in the MLS had an average game attendance greater than baseball’s average of 31,000 in 2013, the Seattle Sounders at almost 44,000. 14 of the MLS teams had an average attendance less than 20,000 and six had less than 15,000. MLS plays 34 games. Baseball plays 162 games. Soccer has a long way to go to catch baseball in the USA.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

“Soccer has a long way to go to catch baseball in the USA.”

Thanks for the attendance figures. I think the big concern is that there is increasing enthusiasm of youngsters for lacrosse and soccer over baseball.